# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Join us for an engaging and interactive discussion at the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library.

Joanna Robotham, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Tampa Museum of Art, will present a talk on three of Florida’s distinguished self-taught artists: Harold Newton, Purvis Young, and Ruby C. Williams. Each artist found success as painters despite the adversity they faced during the Jim Crow era. On the Space Coast, Harold Newton was regarded as one of the pillars of the Florida Highway, a collective known for their idyllic landscapes of Florida’s shorelines and rivers. Purvis Young  painted his Overtown neighborhood in Miami in his assemblage artworks. Ruby C. Williams, known locally as Miss Ruby, created vibrant fruit and vegetable signs to advertise her family’s farm in Bealsville. A woman of faith, Miss Ruby also painted imagery with uplighting hymns.

Harold Newton, Purvis Young, and Ruby C. Williams’s art are part of the Tampa Museum of Art’s permanent collection. They are featured artists in the poster exhibition Made in Florida, on view across the Hillsborough County Library system.

Image: Ruby C. Williams (American, 1928-2022), I Sing Because I Am Happy, c. 2006, Acrylic on wood, 24 x 48 inches, Tampa Museum of Art, Gift of the artist, 2006.039
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tampa/art-conversation-i-sing-because-i-am-happy-florida-self-taught-artists/200030080223734
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Tampa
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2607 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33610-7770, United States
- **lat**: 27.9812
- **long**: -82.43035
- **full address**: 2607 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33610-7770, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists being held?
  - **A:** Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists takes place on Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am to Fri, 10 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am at 2607 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33610-7770, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists?
  - **A:** Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists is organized by Tampa Museum of Art, Inc..
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Tampa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Art Conversation - I Sing Because I am Happy: Florida Self-Taught Artists sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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